Hey mister can I have a ballis one of the best phrases in sports.
Only in baseball and never as loud as it is south of the mason dixon on a Friday night.
So much action to cover with so much good juices flowing.
A lot of people say these don’t matter.
Well those people have decent college basketball teams to cheer for.
Most of the baseball crowd is just looking to scratch the itch on the message boards.
But I can believe it if EVERYONE looks down on the kids from Lubbock.
Undefeated Teams (Top 25 Only)
Last week there were 6.
I’ll always cheer for the Wolfpack because of that.
He went to Tohoku HS in Oasaka, Japan.
Played a little community college in the pacific northwest.
He was a Cape Cod League all star last year, paced the league in a bunch of categories.
In other words, this 5'6 140 pound dude can mash baseballs and that’s awesome.
The Real Best Play?
So much beef between Miami and Florida.
They smashed each other 18-16 through the first 2 games of the series.
Miami exploded on Friday for 10.
Florida followed up Saturday with FOURTEEN.
Jac Caglianone (remember the name) was spectacular again.
He’s got like 1,000 homers to start the year and pitches on weekends.
We talked about him last week.
And thus concludes our weekly Jac Caglianone segment.
16 Innings?No Thank You
Texas Tech and Texas A&M went 16 innings yesterday?
You guys are all winners at this point.
But you’re also losers for trying to win that hard for hours and not being able to.
Double edge sword when you go this long.
Congrats on the dramatic game and all that but somebody slap the hitters and light the bars on fire.
I’ll allow it.
But that’s a big league bullpen fellas.
The Astros aren’t playing Ring around the Rosie in the 15th, I can guarantee you that.
Steven probably summarized it best:
Nobody thinks about the catchers.
Did I mention slaughter rule?
That’s a real thing.
Meant to bring it up earlier.
Florida run-ruled Miami in 8 innings on Sunday.
But we’re back to Florida and Miami.
It was glorious:
Ole Miss Swept The North
No graphic.
I just want to say that Ole Miss is in the midst of an insane season.
They got killed by Maryland last weekend then came back and won the series.
They lost a heartbreaker to Louisiana Tech on Tuesday.
The game was closed after 6 when Ole Miss had a lead.
Mintzy:
I’m starting to understand why Ole Miss is such a lightning rod program.
Obligatory LSU Update
So much respect for the Tigers baseball program.
I’d say they’re as Tier-1 as it gets in college sports.
Them and Texas would be the two biggest names with the biggest followings.
They only play heavy hitters on the schedule.
That’s why I love Texas baseball so much.
They do not back down early in the season.
6 of 11 games against legitimate CWS teams.
4 losses of one run.
Another couple two runs.
They’ve played close games against awesome competition.
They know they moments and they’re almost never nervous.
That’s the Texas baseball identity and it’s put them in Omaha like 30 fuckin times or something.
I don’t think this year is any different and I’m calling that out right now.
The program is humming even if I have a personal vendetta against their head coach.
I’ll explain that later as we get to know each other.
Arturo Disla Update
Not a great weekend.
1-13 against Okalahoma City with 5 strikeouts.
Wayland Baptist is on the road this weekend at Central Christian College for a huge double header Saturday.
Arturo will have a highlight package ready to go, I’m sure.
Most of the best Iowa players leave Iowa at the first chance they get because it’s Iowa.
They have a lot of baseball talent.
I can’t stress that enough.
Well turns out a lot of boys stayed home to pitch for the Hawkeyes and now they’re legit.
Great campus and culture.
Nice baseball facility with clean branding and uniforms.
This global warming thing pans out and I really think Iowa could be a national program come 2030.
Here’s one for you guys.
Oglethorpe baseball in Atlanta, GA combined for a no hitter.
You canread about the boys hereif you’re so inclined.
If you’re in the D3 community, don’t be bashful sending me stuff for the blog.
It’s not about the heavy hitters always.
Obligatory Ilini Update
Solid series win at Sam Houston improving the season record to 6-4.
Good shit seeing the boys hang 22 runs ont he road.
That’s 57 total int the last 6 games.
3 this weekend at Coastal Carolina.
If the Illini need any inspiration, I also beat them when they were 22-1 and smoking everyone.
Not this 87mph side armer.
Not on my watch.
I still got it.
Staying Personal
I’ve got a lot of video projects coming out this week that I’ve been banking.
One of them is a Vinnie Pasquantino World Baseball Classic vlog behind the scenes of team Italy.
I’ve got another one where I’ll tear my rotator cuff on camera for you guys.
And then a series of stadium reviews cut for short form social across the Cactus League.
It’s been a busy couple weeks ramping up the coverage as the weather turns and baseball gets cooking.
I’ll figure out a better format to share as much as I can.
Don’t be bashful if you have solid suggestions.
I’m very much in the market for meaningful input carl@barstoolsports.com
